The following is an Anniversary re-post of an article presented on March 2018
HorrorAddicts.net continues our Horror Bites series with a bundle of new fiction by our Next Great Horror Writer Contestants.
Featuring work by:
Jonathan Fortin
Naching T. Kassa
Daphne Strasert
Jess Landry
Harry Husbands
Sumiko Saulson
Adele Marie Park
Feind Gottes
JC Martínez
Cat Voleur
Abi Kirk-Thomas
Timothy G. Huguenin
Riley Pierce
Quentin Norris
With an introduction by Emerian Rich.
HorrorAddicts.net is proud to present our top 14 contestants in the Next Great Horror Writer Contest. The included stories, scripts, and poems are the result of the hard work and dedication these fine writers put forth to win a book contract. Some learned they loved writing and want to pursue it as a career for the rest of their lives. Some discovered they should change careers either to a different genre of writing or to a new career entirely. Whatever lessons came along the way, they each learned something about themselves and grew as writers. We hope you enjoy the writing as much as we did.
Announcing our TOC for this new book coming in 2020.
Edited by Naching T. Kassa
Authors:
Stephanie Ellis
Michael Fassbender
Alan Fisher
H.R.R. Gorman
Ash Hartwell
Hannah Hulbert
Naching T. Kassa
R.L. Merrill
Joe L. Murr
Jeremy Megargee
Jon O’Bergh
Emerian Rich
Rie Sheridan Rose
Daphne Strasert
Thank you for joining us for our Horror Bites: #NGHW Editor’s Pick blog tour. Just in case you’ve missed any of the sneak peeks or interviews, checkout this list.
HorrorAddicts.net continues our Horror Bites series with a bundle of new fiction by our Next Great Horror Writer Contestants.
Featuring work by:
Jonathan Fortin
Naching T. Kassa
Daphne Strasert
Jess Landry
Harry Husbands
Sumiko Saulson
Adele Marie Park
Feind Gottes
JC Martínez
Cat Voleur
Abi Kirk-Thomas
Timothy G. Huguenin
Riley Pierce
Quentin Norris
With introduction by Emerian Rich.
HorrorAddicts.net is proud to present our top 14 contestants in the Next Great Horror Writer Contest. The included stories, scripts, and poems are the result of the hard work and dedication these fine writers put forth to win a book contract. Some learned they loved writing and want to pursue it as a career for the rest of their lives. Some discovered they should change careers either to a different genre of writing or to a new career entirely. Whatever lessons came along the way, they each learned something about themselves and grew as writers. We hope you enjoy the writing as much as we did.
HorrorAddicts.net continues our Horror Bites series with a bundle of new fiction by our Next Great Horror Writer Contestants.
Featuring work by:
Jonathan Fortin
Naching T. Kassa
Daphne Strasert
Jess Landry
Harry Husbands
Sumiko Saulson
Adele Marie Park
Feind Gottes
JC Martínez
Cat Voleur
Abi Kirk-Thomas
Timothy G. Huguenin
Riley Pierce
Quentin Norris
With introduction by Emerian Rich.
HorrorAddicts.net is proud to present our top 14 contestants in the Next Great Horror Writer Contest. The included stories, scripts, and poems are the result of the hard work and dedication these fine writers put forth to win a book contract. Some learned they loved writing and want to pursue it as a career for the rest of their lives. Some discovered they should change careers either to a different genre of writing or to a new career entirely. Whatever lessons came along the way, they each learned something about themselves and grew as writers. We hope you enjoy the writing as much as we did.
“Cabin Twelve” wasn’t the first story that I wrote for the NGHW Campfire Taleschallenge. I started with an entirely different concept about a lake monster that lured victims into the deep using the reanimated bodies of its previous kills. While I still think there is a good story lurking in there somewhere, no matter how many iterations I went through, it never felt right for the challenge that had been set. I wanted to end my story by giving the reader a sense of danger, as if their fate could be the next one told in hushed voices around the fire.
In the end, I scrapped that text (not really, never really—I save everything) and went back to what I knew best. Horror writing allows me to confront my own fears from real life in a safe, secure environment. I drew on my own experiences as a camp counselor to write “Cabin Twelve.”
There are stories more horrifying than those told around the fire to scare the kids. Counselors really don’t tell the campers about the real dangers: drowning, injury, exposure, loss. We want to frighten them, but only with things in the realm of the impossible. The true horror stories of camp are those of children’s lives cut short. As a counselor, my biggest fear was for the safety of the children under my care. I wanted to bring that out of the shadows in “Cabin Twelve.”
Campfire stories always have an element of the unexplained, a bump in the night, a monster that comes from shadows, things that should be dead, but persist. This spurred the idea of featuring the children that had died at camp through the years but somehow stick around. Once I had a group of children, I loved the idea of them all staying in a ghostly cabin just like the other campers.
I fell in love with the kids from “Cabin Twelve.” I want to work with them more, show more of their story. I think they lend themselves to a horror/comedy setting. Maybe I’ll write a series of short fiction that follows these strange, grim children through their immortal childhoods.
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You’ve been invited to a very special night of Campfire Tales, hosted by HorrorAddicts.net. Meet us at Old Bear Creek, just past Dead Man’s Curve. Dress warm. We’ll be waiting.
Four scary tales told by Next Great Horror Writer finalists and woven together by a trek through the woods you’ll never forget.
“Cabin Twelve” by Daphne Strasert When a camp counselor goes on patrol, she finds an extra cabin in the woods that no one knows about…or do they?
“The Face” by Naching T. Kassa An ailing mother and her daughter are terrorized by a disembodied face.
“When the Wind Leaves a Whisper” by Jess Landry Girl Scouts in the 40s experience a frightening occurrence in the woods.
“Goose Meadows” by Harry Husbands Two friends out drinking at night discover the real horrors of Goose Meadows.
“While My Guitar Gently Bleeds” by Benjamin Langley A rock musician is visited by an undead band member and forced to pay for his crimes against rock ‘n’ roll.
Benjamin shares his thoughts about his story with us below.
Of all the stories I have written and submitted, none have spent as much time under consideration with editors as ‘While My Guitar Gently Bleeds.’ Finally it has found its home in Crescendo of Darkness and I couldn’t be happier.
The first place it was submitted was to a university tutor. This story was one of two I handed in for a second-year short story writing module. Given the way that horror was frowned upon, it wasn’t as well received as the literary story that accompanied it. (‘I Am Roadkill,’ published by Flash Fiction Magazine in 2015.) Why did I write quirky horror story about aging (and undead) rockers for a tutor I knew wouldn’t like it? It was the story I wanted to write at the time, and was never a fan of playing it safe.
The first time I sent it out seeking publication it was shortlisted from more than 500 submissions. Eventually, it did not make the cut, but the fact that had been close brought me comfort. I took it back in gave it a polish, and sent it on its way again. A number of editors seemed to like it, but claimed it didn’t quite fit and I could see their point. Yet again I took it into the workshop, and gave it another going over. It was changed from present tense to past, which seemed to give it more of an edge. Key parts of the story where slowed down, allowing for tension to build. Extraneous parts of the text were cut away. The story of former band-mates Dallas McCann and Tyler Gunn was stronger, scarier, and dare I say, gorier.
I was sure that when I sent it out again, to a well-selected publication, they would be sure to take it.
Not so. But again, it was close. I got one of those rejections that made me feel positive, that made me feel like I was getting somewhere. The rejection note stated that they had to cut some stories that they loved. The final line was great: “We’re sorry for sitting on it for so long, but these last few cuts caused us real pain.”
I knew the story was good; the trouble was that it was rather niche. Imagine my absolute joy when I saw the submission call for Crescendo of Darkness, an anthology seeking to combine horror and music. Perfect. So I sent the story, and again had to suffer the agonising wait.
Finally it was accepted. I was elated. Every time I see the cover to the anthology I think about what a perfect fit the story is. I can’t wait to get hold of my own copy now, and I’m looking forward to hearing readers’ reactions.
Music has the power to soothe the soul, drive people to obsession, and soundtrack evil plots. Is music the instigator of madness, or the key that unhinges the psychosis within? From guitar lessons in a graveyard and a baby allergic to music, to an infectious homicidal demo and melancholy tunes in a haunted lighthouse, Crescendo of Darkness will quench your thirst for horrifying audio fiction.
HorrorAddicts.net is proud to present fourteen tales of murderous music, demonic performers, and cursed audiophiles.
This could be a guitarist’s ticket to the big time, if he survives auditioning in a ghoul-protected graveyard.
“Circe’s Music Shop” by A. Craig Newman
A music store owner, who won’t be bullied into submission, teaches two hitmen the meaning of pain.
“Last Lullaby” by Emerian Rich
An opera diva is haunted by a dangerous secret which threatens to end her career and her life.
“Loved to Death” by Sam Morgan Phillips
Death explores his dream of being a rock star, but can’t avoid his purpose when a young woman forces him to live up to his destiny.
“The Music Box” by Daphne Strasert When a mom finds her childhood music box, she unleashes a tragic horror on her family, dooming them to repeat history.
“While My Guitar Gently Bleeds” by Benjamin Langley A rock musician is visited by an undead band member and forced to pay for his crimes against rock ‘n’ roll.
“Six String Bullets” by Cara Fox
The pull of a busker’s song becomes too much for a young woman to resist.
“Lighthouse Lamentation” by R.A. Goli
A lighthouse keeper helps a mysterious guest, but the stranger’s haunting sea shanty might drive him mad.
“Solomon’s Piano” by Jeremy Megargee
A grieving husband builds an unnatural piano, but can his music raise the dead?
“They Don’t Make Music Like That Anymore” by Kahramanah
A musician’s obsession with creating a masterpiece leads to him discover why they don’t make music like that anymore.
“Become the Music” by H.E. Roulo
A cellist would do anything for her child, even give up music, but that might not be enough to stop a curse from consuming her baby.
“Keep the Beat” by Calvin Demmer
A young girl questions why her tribe plays the djembe drums every night and finds it may be more than just a tradition.
“The Legend of Crimson Ivory” by Sarah Gribble
An audiophile finds a legendarily sinister demo at a used record store and decides to play it, despite his friends’ warnings.
“A Whisper in the Air” by Jeremiah Donaldson
Employees at a job find solace in playing music on break, but a haunted melody draws in more than just new musicians.
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OPENS: October 1st, 2015, 11:59pm PST
Deadline: December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
This is an opportunity for aspiring horror or like-genre writers to have their work critiqued by professional writers based on story structure, plot, style, and character development. One lucky writer will have their work produced for a HorrorAddicts.net show for Season 11 in 2016.
Submission criteria:
1) This workshop is free
2) You must state you if you are under 18 at the time of submission. We will not accept stories from children younger than 15.
3) By submitting to the workshop, you are stating this work is yours and yours alone and that you may submit it legally without publication ties. The work cannot be previously published in any form.
4) Stories must be Gothic, Horror, Steampunk, Clockpunk, Fetish, Dark Fantasy, Horror Romance, or have a horror element of some kind.
5)All submissions must be emailed to horroraddicts@gmail.com no later than December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
6) Submissions can be excerpts from a novel, up to 4,000 words, or can be a complete short story, no more than 4,000 words. Excerpts from a novel, can be any part of the novel, but a short (100 word) synopsis should accompany it.
7) Manuscripts must be presented in the following format:
a) Font size 10 or 12 point
b) Font style Courier or Times New Roman
c) Double spaced
d) 1st page header to state: author name, email address, type of story, and word count.
e) Following pages header to state: author name, story name, and page number.
f) Your manuscript must be in either DOC or RTF Format.
g) No more than 4,000 words.
h) In the body of the email, give us 100 words or less about you – a bio.
i) In the subject of the email state: HA WRITER’S WORKSHOP
8) We will review the first 20 manuscripts absolutely, after that, it is based on the number of pros available. Manuscripts are first come, first serve. If you do not receive an email stating your manuscript was received within two weeks, please send a polite query to: horroraddicts@gmail.com.
OPENS: October 1st, 2015, 11:59pm PST
Deadline: December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
This is an opportunity for aspiring horror or like-genre writers to have their work critiqued by professional writers based on story structure, plot, style, and character development. One lucky writer will have their work produced for a HorrorAddicts.net show for Season 11 in 2016.
Submission criteria:
1) This workshop is free
2) You must state you if you are under 18 at the time of submission. We will not accept stories from children younger than 15.
3) By submitting to the workshop, you are stating this work is yours and yours alone and that you may submit it legally without publication ties. The work cannot be previously published in any form.
4) Stories must be Gothic, Horror, Steampunk, Clockpunk, Fetish, Dark Fantasy, Horror Romance, or have a horror element of some kind.
5)All submissions must be emailed to horroraddicts@gmail.com no later than December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
6) Submissions can be excerpts from a novel, up to 4,000 words, or can be a complete short story, no more than 4,000 words. Excerpts from a novel, can be any part of the novel, but a short (100 word) synopsis should accompany it.
7) Manuscripts must be presented in the following format:
a) Font size 10 or 12 point
b) Font style Courier or Times New Roman
c) Double spaced
d) 1st page header to state: author name, email address, type of story, and word count.
e) Following pages header to state: author name, story name, and page number.
f) Your manuscript must be in either DOC or RTF Format.
g) No more than 4,000 words.
h) In the body of the email, give us 100 words or less about you – a bio.
i) In the subject of the email state: HA WRITER’S WORKSHOP
8) We will review the first 20 manuscripts absolutely, after that, it is based on the number of pros available. Manuscripts are first come, first serve. If you do not receive an email stating your manuscript was received within two weeks, please send a polite query to: horroraddicts@gmail.com.
OPENS: October 1st, 2015, 11:59pm PST
Deadline: December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
This is an opportunity for aspiring horror or like-genre writers to have their work critiqued by professional writers based on story structure, plot, style, and character development. One lucky writer will have their work produced for a HorrorAddicts.net show for Season 11 in 2016.
Submission criteria:
1) This workshop is free
2) You must state you if you are under 18 at the time of submission. We will not accept stories from children younger than 15.
3) By submitting to the workshop, you are stating this work is yours and yours alone and that you may submit it legally without publication ties. The work cannot be previously published in any form.
4) Stories must be Gothic, Horror, Steampunk, Clockpunk, Fetish, Dark Fantasy, Horror Romance, or have a horror element of some kind.
5)All submissions must be emailed to horroraddicts@gmail.com no later than December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
6) Submissions can be excerpts from a novel, up to 4,000 words, or can be a complete short story, no more than 4,000 words. Excerpts from a novel, can be any part of the novel, but a short (100 word) synopsis should accompany it.
7) Manuscripts must be presented in the following format:
a) Font size 10 or 12 point
b) Font style Courier or Times New Roman
c) Double spaced
d) 1st page header to state: author name, email address, type of story, and word count.
e) Following pages header to state: author name, story name, and page number.
f) Your manuscript must be in either DOC or RTF Format.
g) No more than 4,000 words.
h) In the body of the email, give us 100 words or less about you – a bio.
i) In the subject of the email state: HA WRITER’S WORKSHOP
8) We will review the first 20 manuscripts absolutely, after that, it is based on the number of pros available. Manuscripts are first come, first serve. If you do not receive an email stating your manuscript was received within two weeks, please send a polite query to: horroraddicts@gmail.com.
OPENS: October 1st, 2015, 11:59pm PST
Deadline: December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
This is an opportunity for aspiring horror or like-genre writers to have their work critiqued by professional writers based on story structure, plot, style, and character development. One lucky writer will have their work produced for a HorrorAddicts.net show for Season 11 in 2016.
Submission criteria:
1) This workshop is free
2) You must state you if you are under 18 at the time of submission. We will not accept stories from children younger than 15.
3) By submitting to the workshop, you are stating this work is yours and yours alone and that you may submit it legally without publication ties. The work cannot be previously published in any form.
4) Stories must be Gothic, Horror, Steampunk, Clockpunk, Fetish, Dark Fantasy, Horror Romance, or have a horror element of some kind.
5)All submissions must be emailed to horroraddicts@gmail.com no later than December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
6) Submissions can be excerpts from a novel, up to 4,000 words, or can be a complete short story, no more than 4,000 words. Excerpts from a novel, can be any part of the novel, but a short (100 word) synopsis should accompany it.
7) Manuscripts must be presented in the following format:
a) Font size 10 or 12 point
b) Font style Courier or Times New Roman
c) Double spaced
d) 1st page header to state: author name, email address, type of story, and word count.
e) Following pages header to state: author name, story name, and page number.
f) Your manuscript must be in either DOC or RTF Format.
g) No more than 4,000 words.
h) In the body of the email, give us 100 words or less about you – a bio.
i) In the subject of the email state: HA WRITER’S WORKSHOP
8) We will review the first 20 manuscripts absolutely, after that, it is based on the number of pros available. Manuscripts are first come, first serve. If you do not receive an email stating your manuscript was received within two weeks, please send a polite query to: horroraddicts@gmail.com.
OPENS: October 1st, 2015, 11:59pm PST
Deadline: December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
This is an opportunity for aspiring horror or like-genre writers to have their work critiqued by professional writers based on story structure, plot, style, and character development. One lucky writer will have their work produced for a HorrorAddicts.net show for Season 11 in 2016.
Submission criteria:
1) This workshop is free
2) You must state you if you are under 18 at the time of submission. We will not accept stories from children younger than 15.
3) By submitting to the workshop, you are stating this work is yours and yours alone and that you may submit it legally without publication ties. The work cannot be previously published in any form.
4) Stories must be Gothic, Horror, Steampunk, Clockpunk, Fetish, Dark Fantasy, Horror Romance, or have a horror element of some kind.
5)All submissions must be emailed to horroraddicts@gmail.com no later than December 31st, 2015, 11:59pm PST.
6) Submissions can be excerpts from a novel, up to 4,000 words, or can be a complete short story, no more than 4,000 words. Excerpts from a novel, can be any part of the novel, but a short (100 word) synopsis should accompany it.
7) Manuscripts must be presented in the following format:
a) Font size 10 or 12 point
b) Font style Courier or Times New Roman
c) Double spaced
d) 1st page header to state: author name, email address, type of story, and word count.
e) Following pages header to state: author name, story name, and page number.
f) Your manuscript must be in either DOC or RTF Format.
g) No more than 4,000 words.
h) In the body of the email, give us 100 words or less about you – a bio.
i) In the subject of the email state: HA WRITER’S WORKSHOP
8) We will review the first 20 manuscripts absolutely, after that, it is based on the number of pros available. Manuscripts are first come, first serve. If you do not receive an email stating your manuscript was received within two weeks, please send a polite query to: horroraddicts@gmail.com.
My name is SinDelle Morte. I am the newest staff member here at the ALWAYS darkly-fabulous HorrorAddicts. I will be handling music interviews. If there is a band you would like to see interviewed, please don’t hesitate to let me know! And of course, you can always make your request to our Horror Hostess, the beautiful Emz.
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“Cabin Twelve” wasn’t the first story that I wrote for the NGHW 
Dear Reader,
Horror Addicts Episode# 135
